Author: KMAN Staff

After such an emotional victory over Hayden a week ago, Manhattan High football coach Joe Schartz was worried his team wouldn’t be focused  against a struggling Highland Park team. It did not take long for his concerns to disappear. Manhattan established dominance over the Scots early and cruised to a 54-0 victory Friday night at Bishop Stadium to move to 4-0 on the season. “The kids were motivated,” Schartz said. “I think we came out of the locker room in the first half and executed pretty well.” MHS scored easily on every possession of the first half, led by running…

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal jury has awarded $1 million to a suburban Kansas City woman falsely described by a radio station as a porn star. The Kansas City Star reports Ashley Patton of Olathe, Kansas, sued the owner of 96.5 The Buzz after a DJ identified her on an April 2012 morning show as a porn star. A weeklong federal trial ended Friday with jurors awarding Patton $250,000 in actual damages and $750,000 in punitive damages. Her lawyer says the company agreed while the jury was deliberating that the verdict won’t be appealed. Patton had been added to…

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K-State hosts UTEP tomorrow morning. Royals look to clinch the playoffs tonight. Kevin Lockett will join the show. Former Wildcat linebacker Ben Leber kicks off hour 2. Bold Predictions and You Can’t Be Serious as well.

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Kansas State University continues to set records in enrollment and the diversity of its student body. Fall 2014 enrollment is the university’s largest ever at 24,766 students, up from 24,581 students a year ago. Enrollment has increased at all of the university’s campuses: Manhattan, Salina, Olathe and the Global Campus, which serves distance education students. “K-State remains the No. 1 choice among Kansas high school students and we continue to attract more of the brightest students from Kansas than ever before,” said Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students. “For example, the number of Putnam scholars…

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Authorities have given a report of an overnight fire in Ogden that occurred on Thursday night.  According to the report the fire took place on the 200 block of 12th street.  The fire spread from the garage to the home, and estimated losses total around $100,000.  Emergency personnel first received a report of the fire at 9:30 pm.

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CHICAGO — Whether it’s through a wild card or the AL Central title, Lorenzo Cain doesn’t care how the Kansas City Royals reach the playoffs. He just wants to get there. Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs, Cain had four hits and scored twice, and the Royals put themselves on the verge of a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. One more win for Kansas City, or a loss by Seattle, will send the Royals to the postseason for the first time since George Brett led them to a World…

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Tech and OSU play tonight. We preview what UTEP brings to the table on Saturday. Royals magic number is 2. Big 12 coaches teleconference audio. Full Throttle wraps up the 1st hour. Jamey Eisenburg from CBS Sports in hour 2. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap up the show.

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On today’s In Focus, KMAN’s Erik Stone filled in for Cathy and spoke about the Johnson Cancer Research Center.  He also talked to Katy Oestman and Linda Redding with Riley County Health Department.  Lastly, Erik was joined by Pawnee Mental Health Director, Robbin Cole. Johnson Cancer Research Center-segment 1 Riley County Health Department-segment 1 Robbin Cole-segment 1 Robbin Cole-segment 2

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